你要是碰见了 你记得打招呼 知道吗
“so if you see her, don't forget to say hello, OK?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Ms. Chen Ting stays at the hotel that you work at,”
你 要是 碰见 了 你 记得 打招呼 知道吗
“so if you see her, don't forget to say hello, OK?”
“That would be weird. I don't think”
“Don't cause any drama or ignore her; just show basic manners so we don't look bad.”
Regardless of strained personal relations, younger people in Chinese society are heavily expected to greet elders formally to maintain proper face and basic civility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bump into / to run into by chance
Common spoken term for meeting someone unexpectedly in public.
to greet someone / to say hello
Essential term denoting the social etiquette of acknowledging an acquaintance.
got it? / do you understand?
Appended to instructions to demand confirmation or underscore importance.
Turns the clause into a tag question checking for compliance and comprehension.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you still remember the greetings I taught you?”
“the second you walked in.”
“Do you still remember the greetings I taught you?”